what's the story | Idiomator

Meaning: Requesting an explanation.What's the storywith you and Janine? Are you dating or just friends?; (idiomatic,Ireland,Dublin)A greeting; How are you?, What's up?2012, Colin Murphy, Donal O'Dea, “18 - Saying 'What's the story?'”, inMore Stuff Irish People Love‎[2],2017edition, The O'Brien Press Ltd,→ISBN:*Any non-Irish person should be aware that it is not necessary to take the question literally i.e. one shouldn't start to explain your life story when greeted with 'What's the story?'rather they should respond in kind e.g. Greeting: 'What's the story?'Response: 'What's the story?'There are several variations on the theme, the most popular being 'What's the story, bud?'or the pithy : 'Story, bud?'or the pithier still 'Story?'

Examples:

EN: - Okay, what's the story?
ES: - Bien, ¿de qué se trata?
EN: Now, what's the story?
ES: ¿Y la historia?
EN: So, Berger, what's the story?
ES: ¿Entonces, Berger, qué es la historia?
EN: - Morning, Lieutenant. - Hi, Shaeffer. Well, what's the story?
ES: ¿Qué ha pasado?
EN: I know, but what's the story?
ES: Lo sé, pero, ¿con qué motivo?
EN: Now what's the story?
ES: ¿Qué ha pasado?
EN: Say, what's the story about Boston, Jim?
ES: Dime, ¿qué es esa historia de Boston, Jim?
EN: And what's the story about the Bois de Boulogne woods?
ES: ¿Y esa historia del Bois de Boulogne?
EN: - Well, what's the story?
ES: - Cuáles son las novedades? - Tomad asiento.
EN: Okäy, now what's the story?
ES: - Vale, ¿cuál es la historia?
EN: Uh, what's the story?
ES: ¿Qué historia trae?
EN: - So what's the story?
ES: ¿qué historia es ésta?
EN: I mean, what's the story?
ES: Quiero decir, ¿qué historia hay?
EN: So what's the story about his four small children?
ES: ¿Y qué hay de esa historia de que tiene cuatro niños pequeños?
EN: So what's the story, mister?
ES: ¿Qué ha pasado?

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